Ethiopia - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Ethiopia was 40.03 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 40.03 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.21 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 8.21
2001 9.89
2002 11.57
2003 13.24
2004 14.89
2005 16.54
2006 18.18
2007 19.80
2008 21.42
2009 23.03
2010 24.62
2011 26.21
2012 27.78
2013 29.35
2014 30.91
2015 32.45
2016 33.99
2017 35.51
2018 37.03
2019 38.53
2020 40.03

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Ethiopia was 84.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 84.21 in 2020, while its lowest value was 75.23 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 75.23
2001 75.67
2002 76.12
2003 76.57
2004 77.02
2005 77.47
2006 77.91
2007 78.36
2008 78.81
2009 79.26
2010 79.71
2011 80.16
2012 80.61
2013 81.06
2014 81.51
2015 81.96
2016 82.41
2017 82.86
2018 83.31
2019 83.76
2020 84.21

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Ethiopia was 49.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 49.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 18.09 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

See also:

Year Value
2000 18.09
2001 19.71
2002 21.33
2003 22.93
2004 24.53
2005 26.11
2006 27.67
2007 29.24
2008 30.89
2009 32.53
2010 34.16
2011 35.78
2012 37.38
2013 38.95
2014 40.52
2015 42.07
2016 43.61
2017 45.13
2018 46.64
2019 48.13
2020 49.62

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention